Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs DFUS: how they differ
AVUV and DFUS hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and DFUS hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUV | DFUS |
|---|---|---|
| Mueller Industries Inc | 0.07% | 0.02% |
| Five Below Inc | 0.72% | 0.02% |
| Vistance Networks Inc | 0.05% | 0.02% |
| Arrow Electronics Inc | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| Primoris Services Corp | 0.14% | 0.01% |
| Ryder System Inc | 0.60% | 0.01% |
| UMB Financial Corp | 0.06% | 0.01% |
| Zions Bancorp NA | 0.05% | 0.01% |
| Argan Inc | 0.36% | 0.01% |
| Chord Energy Corp | 0.41% | 0.01% |
| Columbia Banking System Inc | 0.40% | 0.01% |
| Kirby Corp | 0.40% | 0.01% |
| Only in AVUV | Only in DFUS |
|---|---|
| Boyd Gaming Corp 0.25% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% |
| SkyWater Technology Inc 0.20% | APPLE INC. 5.86% |
| Super Group SGHC Ltd 0.20% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% |
| Kimbell Royalty Partners LP 0.15% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% |
| SunCoke Energy Inc 0.12% | ALPHABET INC. 3.31% |
| Slide Insurance Holdings Inc 0.12% | BROADCOM INC. 2.90% |
| Clarivate PLC 0.11% | ALPHABET INC. 2.74% |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc 0.11% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Dimensional |
| What it is | U.S. Small Cap Value | U.S. Equity Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| Holdings | 795 | 2231 |
AVUV in plain words
AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.
DFUS in plain words
DFUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2231 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUV or DFUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and DFUS returned +17.5%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or DFUS?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and DFUS charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and DFUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 90% of DFUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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